Lesson 4: One sweet lie a day keeps potential enemies away!

You probably remember a song, quite an old one whose lines go "tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies." Earthians don't like the truth. Why not? The truth is very often painful. Even when they ask your opinion, they want to hear something nice, let it be untrue. Talking truly invites a number of enemies to your world. To me not understandable. But on the other hand, why, you probably won't cure that you criticize and that needs to be repaired. Instead, you can smile and praise and try to make the most of it and then everyone will be happy.

Oh, I almost forgot. Something nice to get your interest -

Lesson 3: What doesn't kill us makes us.... insane.

Did you really think that our ordeals eventually make us even stronger? Sometimes it is the case. Nevertheless, my point of view is slightly different. Namely, after two, three, or four disappointments in a row we get hurt and have less faith in people. This leads to two directions. Either the disappointed with a knife in his back will grow stronger, meaning less interested in what will happen next and more indifferent or he will become cautious if not oversensitive and desperetely trying to turn back the fate.

When we experience something unpleasant , we are often scared-stiff with the sole thought of getting hurt again, and crazy not to fail again. And what happens? We start to believe in fate, we become (yes, it happens) superstitious.

Of course you might disagree. I do believe that we grow stronger after harsh and trying experiences, but only if we can fully control the situation. And this hardly ever happens.

Lesson 2: There are so many laws; find one you can break.

It does not necessarily mean exceeding speed limit when driving a car or (something one is usually proud of:) driving recklessly and without seat belts.

I'd rather look for something more novel and, if possible, even unprecedented...

I always believed that each of us has a dark side inside and a tendency to do something the wrong way. Deep inside we want to be independent and free and make decisions by ourselves. We do not like other people interfere. Very often when saying "It's my life" we forget that actually it's life that, like it or not, we share with other people, in the sense that we depend on others and are responsible for others.

Accordingly, it is not that we are completely free when choosing a path, and a law to break... Sadly. There is always something, and we call it limits. It needs a brave and tough guy to overcome all the barriers. But on the other hand, poor we if we did not have those limits...

(picture: tattoo design by jacko 41)

Lesson 1: Without filth there is no wisdom.

One can say that he learnt a lot because he read a pile of books, whereas the other may say that he knows even more from, for instance, getting drunk as a teenager, running away from home, meeting 'bad' people, or leading a varied sexual life.

Sometimes such experiences, no matter how shocking, teach us more and make us wiser. How can you talk about lemon if you've never tasted it and got to know its sourness?

Likewise, how can you appreciate and praise sugar if you had nothing to contrast it with? Besides, sugar tastes much better after having tasted a sour lemon.

You cannot live your life constantly rejecting all evil from the world. Instead of covering your eyes with your smelling hands, open your eyes wide, for there is much to see and to choose. Use your eyes to observe both good and evil and use your tongue to taste the dark water. A wise man will draw a conclusion and proceed with his trip. A dumb man will choke and drown in the evil waters.